Bowel ischaemia in encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (September 2022 [1])

Published: 08/24/2022

Authors: Shenghsien Chen

A 50-year-old male receiving peritoneal dialysis was admitted with abdominal pain. At exploratory laparotomy, small bowel ischaemia was found. In addition, the remaining small bowel was brown, hard, and like a plastic hose in keeping with early-stage encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.